Intermediate Conversation Practice
Level: A2
Skill: Speaking
Topic: Food Preferences
Time: 25–30 minutes
Q1: What kind of food do you like?
Use present perfect with time markers.
Use seven vocabulary words – five positive, two negative.
I have always enjoyed … food.
I have never really liked … food.
I have recently started eating … food.
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q2: What do you like to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Use present perfect and past simple.
Make three statements – one for each meal.
I have always had … for breakfast.
I usually eat … for lunch but lately I have been having … .
I had … for dinner last night.
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q3: Is there any food you really don’t like?
Use present perfect with ever / never.
Make three statements.
I have never liked … food.
I have tried … but I have never enjoyed it.
I haven’t eaten … in years because I don’t like it.
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q4: Have you ever tried food from another country?
Use present perfect to introduce and past simple to give details.
Make three statements.
I have tried … food before.
I tried … for the first time when I was … .
I have never tried … but I would like to.
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q5: What is the most interesting food you have ever eaten?
Use present perfect and past simple.
Make two statements – say what it was and what you thought of it.
The most interesting food I have ever eaten is … .
The first time I tried it I thought it was … .
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q6: What do you think is the most important thing about food?
Use present simple and present perfect.
Give your opinion and use because to support it.
Make two statements.
I think the most important thing about food is … because … .
I have always believed that … food is important because … .
Repeat the question and your answer five times.
Q7: Which do you prefer – tea or coffee / rice or pasta / chicken or vegetables / bread or soup?
Use prefer and present perfect.
Make a statement for each pair and give a reason.
I have always preferred … to … .
I prefer … to … because … .
I have never really liked … – I have always preferred … .
